July 2014 – Riled Up Runner

And on the Seventh Day

Organized religion has had a lot of great ideas – loving thy neighbor, turning the other cheek, serving wine before noon on Sundays – but there’s one tenet in particular that appeals to believers and infidels alike: a weekly day of rest. Whether you call it the Lord’s Day or the Sabbath or, heck, evenContinue reading “And on the Seventh Day”

Land of the Free

This Fourth of July, Americans gathered around the world to celebrate a holiday that has come to mean different things at different points in our shared history. To our forefathers in 1776, Independence Day meant fighting for freedom from tyranny, oppression and persecution. To Bill Pullman circa 1996, Independence Day meant fighting for freedom notContinue reading “Land of the Free”

Watch What Happens

If the new Transformers movie has taught us anything, it’s that technology is a terribly dangerous thing — primarily because it allows us to create more and more Transformers movies.* *Full disclosure: I have not actually seen Transformers: Age of Extinction, but due to my firmly held conviction Mark Wahlberg may only play blue-color menContinue reading “Watch What Happens”